Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Ecuador: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.7% (2025), 152nd of 180 in the world and 27th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 1.5% (2025), 162nd of 209 in the world and 32nd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Exchange rate is 1.00 (2025), 161st of 210 in the world and 32nd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Inflation
EcuadorLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
EcuadorLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Ecuador in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.7%2025 | 152/180 | 27/31 | 96.1% | 3.6% | -0.3% | −3.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.5%2025 | 162/209 | 32/40 | -11.7% | 9.0% | -1.8% | +7.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.002025 | 161/210 | 32/39 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 13.1%2022 | 97/142 | 16/20 | · | · | 12.9% | — | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 31.0%2022 | 44/142 | 1/20 | · | · | 27.1% | — | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 30.4%2022 | 54/142 | 5/20 | · | · | 34.0% | — | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 49.7%2024 | 44/119 | 10/22 | 106.4% | 22.9% | 60.9% | +25.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 58.9%2025 | 55/169 | 8/31 | 19.1%2002 | 27.1% | 49.1% | +28.9 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 62.1%2025 | 68/146 | 18/31 | 21.6% | 35.5% | 50.6% | +19.8 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.82025 | 119/165 | 27/32 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.6 | +145%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.10%2025 | 56/156 | 3/22 | 1.52% | 3.07% | 2.46% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−3.3 pp0.7% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+145%2.8 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+25.1 pp49.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ecuador and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ecuador. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ecuador | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 1.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 1.5%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 5.4%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.002025 | 4,053.142025 | 3.572025 |
| Tax revenue | 13.1%2022 | 15.2%2024 | 15.9%2021 |
| Government revenue | 31.0%2022 | 25.8%2024 | 20.7%2021 |
| Government expense | 30.4%2022 | 33.3%2023 | 22.8%2021 |
| External debt | 49.7%2024 | 49.2%2024 | 34.2%2024 |
| Private credit | 58.9%2025 | 39.9%2025 | 39.6%2024 |
| Broad money | 62.1%2025 | 43.1%2025 | 61.6%2022 |